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  • Associate Professor | School of Education | gardinwl@plu.edu | 253-535-8342 | Wendy Gardiner teaches literacy courses in the Education Department.

    , Pathways to Culturally Sustaining STEM Teaching with Drs. Simic-Muller and Munro. In this grant they recruit, prepare, and support new teachers’ implementation of ambitious and equitable STEM teaching in Title 1 schools. Dr. Gardiner is also an active member in the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the Literacy Research Association (LRA), and the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).

  • Benson Family Chair in Business and Economic History | Department of History | halvormj@plu.edu | 253-535-8258 | Michael Halvorson teaches business and economic history courses in the Department of History at PLU, as well as classes on innovation and the history of technology.

    History at PLU, as well as classes on innovation and the history of technology. His most recent books are This Little World: A How-to Guide for Social Innovators (2024), co-authored with Shelly Cano Kurtz, and Code Nation: Personal Computing and the Learn to Program Movement in America (2020). Both projects offer a “behind-the-scenes” look at digital transformation in American society and its potential for positive social change. Prof. Halvorson is also interested in oral history and its use in

  • Staff Pianist | Music | aboers@plu.edu | 253-535-7602 | Amy Boers is well known as a collaborative pianist, music director, singer, and church musician. As pianist and collaborator, she currently holds positions at Pacific Lutheran University (staff pianist), Symphony Tacoma (principal keyboard), and Symphony Tacoma Voices (pianist and assistant rehearsal conductor).

    session “The Power of Two” focused on collaborative rehearsal techniques to develop between conductor and pianist. Presented at the 2024 Northwest American Choral Directors Association regional convention, she received rave reviews and requests for repeated presentations. As a church musician, she has been a long-time voice in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. She has been contributing editor for both the keyboard and choral divisions of the Sundays and Seasons resource published by Augsburg

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  • Professor of Mathematics | Department of Mathematics | edgartj@plu.edu | 253-535-7238 | Tom grew up in Colorado and attended college at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

    , Pacific Lutheran University, Summer 2014 Academy of Inquiry Based Learning Small Grant , Academy of Inquiry Based Learning, 2013 NSF Grant DMS-0846477 through the MAA RUMC program , MAA/NSF, 2013 American Institute of Mathematics Travel Grant , Palo Alto, CA, Summer 2012 Regency Advancement Award , Pacific Lutheran University, 2012 Professional Memberships/Organizations Mathematical Association of America , (2006 - Present) Biography Tom grew up in Colorado and attended college at Dickinson College in

  • Associate Director of Choral Studies; Assistant Professor of Music | Music | domingr@plu.edu | 253-535-7613 | Raul Dominguez is the Associate Director of Choral Studies at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) in the Tacoma, WA area where he leads their University Chorale, University Singers, and teaches courses in Secondary Methods and the Conducting sequence.

    Composer Amplify Project Award, 2022 Future of Music Faculty Fellowship, Cleveland Institute of Music and the Sphinx Organization, 2021 Professional Memberships/Organizations American Choral Directors Association National Association for Music Education Biography Raul Dominguez is the Associate Director of Choral Studies at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) in the Tacoma, WA area where he leads their University Chorale, University Singers, and teaches courses in Secondary Methods and the Conducting

  • Dean of The College of Professional Studies | College of Professional Studies | cbennett@plu.edu | 253-535-7150 | Cameron Bennett has had an active and varied career as an administrator, educator, and performing artist, having served in a diversified range of academic and professional institutions.

    Symphony Orchestra, and on grants through the New American Colleges and Universities and The Five Colleges of Ohio.

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  • Assistant Professor of Biology | Department of Biology | lnervo@plu.edu | 253-535-7376 | My discipline of interest is developmental biology, which is the study of the processes needed for animals and plants to grow and develop.  Developmental Biology is an excellent field that intersects, genetics, cell biology, molecular biology, physiology and comparative anatomy to answer key organismal growth questions.

    mathematical model of collective cell migration in a three-dimensional, heterogenous environment." PLoS One 2015: Accolades NIH Seeding Postdoctoral Innovators in Research and Education (SPIRE) Fellowship Professional Memberships/Organizations American Society for Cell Biology Society of Developmental Biology Genetics Society of America Biography My discipline of interest is developmental biology, which is the study of the processes needed for animals and plants to grow and develop.  Developmental Biology

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  • Professor Emeritus | School of Business | Dr.

    of Competitiveness Studies (American Society for Competitiveness), and the Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal (Emerald, 2007-2014) and the chief guest editor for the special issue on Regional Clusters and Global Competitiveness (2012). Dr. Lee earned his B.A. from National Taiwan University, M.A. (Economics) from University of Maryland, and D.Sc. (Engineering & Technology Management) from The George Washington University. Dr. Lee is the recipient of the following awards: 1

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  • Professor Emeritus | Master of Business Administration | Dr.

    of Competitiveness Studies (American Society for Competitiveness), and the Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal (Emerald, 2007-2014) and the chief guest editor for the special issue on Regional Clusters and Global Competitiveness (2012). Dr. Lee earned his B.A. from National Taiwan University, M.A. (Economics) from University of Maryland, and D.Sc. (Engineering & Technology Management) from The George Washington University. Dr. Lee is the recipient of the following awards: 1

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  • Poetry | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | David Biespiel is a contributing writer at The Rumpus, Partisan, American Poetry Review, Politico, New Republic, Slate, Poetry, and The New York Times, among other publications.  He is the author of numerous books of poetry, most recently Charming Gardeners and The Book of Men and Women, which was chosen one of the Best Books of the Year by the Poetry Foundation and received the Stafford/Hall Award for Poetry.  His books of essays include A Long High Whistle: Selected Columns on Poetry and a book on creativity, Every Writer Has a Thousand Faces.  He is a member of the board of directors of the National Book Critics Circle.  Recipient of Lannan, National Endowment for the Arts, and Stegner fellowships, he has taught at Stanford University, University of Maryland, George Washington University, Portland State University, and Wake Forest University, in addition to other colleges and universities.  He is a longtime faculty member in the School of Writing, Literature, and Film at Oregon State University and is the founder of the Attic Institute of Arts and Letters in Portland. Mentor.

    David Biespiel Poetry Website: http://atticinstitute.com/ Biography Biography David Biespiel is a contributing writer at The Rumpus, Partisan, American Poetry Review, Politico, New Republic, Slate, Poetry, and The New York Times, among other publications.  He is the author of numerous books of poetry, most recently Charming Gardeners and The Book of Men and Women, which was chosen one of the Best Books of the Year by the Poetry Foundation and received the Stafford/Hall Award for Poetry.  His